1897 Massachusetts legislature
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 3, 1896 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | George P. Lawrence | ||||
| Party control | Republican[1] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | John L. Bates | ||||
| Party control | Republican[2] | ||||
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George Lawrence, Senate president.
John Bates, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1897.
The 118th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1897 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George P. Lawrence served as president of the Senate and John L. Bates served as speaker of the House.[4]
Senators
- James A. Bailey Jr. [5]
- Harding R. Barber
- Albert F. Barker
- Lewis H. Bartlett
- William R. Black
- Edward S. Bradford
- William H. Brigham
- William H. Cook
- Ellery B. Crane
- Frederick W. Dallinger
- William W. Davis
- James H. Derbyshire
- Noble W. Everett
- Joseph B. Farley
- James H. Flint
- Charles E. Folsom
- James A. Gallivan
- John D. H. Gauss
- Clarke P. Harding
- Albert L. Harwood
- James E. Hayes
- Joshua B. Holden
- Richard W. Irwin
- Dwight H. Ives
- Erastus Jones
- George P. Lawrence
- Martin M. Lomasney
- William Moran
- William A. Morse
- Henry Parsons
- John J. Prevaux
- George E. Putnam
- John Quinn Jr.
- Ernest W. Roberts
- Alfred S. Roe
- George E. Smith
- Rufus A. Soule
- William W. Towle
- J. Loring Woodfall
- Charles F. Woodward
Representatives
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See also
References
- ^ "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
- ^ "Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
- ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1897.
- ^ Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905
Further reading
- Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators: 1897. Stoughton, Massachusetts: A. M. Bridgman. 1897.
- "Massachusetts: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1897. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1898 – via HathiTrust.
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External links
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1897, hdl:2452/429114 – via State Library of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1897, hdl:2452/83203
- Massachusetts General Court Photographs ca. 1896-1900: Guide to the Photograph Collection, Massachusetts Historical Society
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